JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr. 2000 Apr. 1999 Apr. 2000 Apr. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,345 1,106 981 2,071
Others 686 755 807 797
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 98 105 72 83
Atlantic salmon 2,621 2,202 1,811 1,538
Yellowfin tuna 3,171 3,698 2,318 2,837
Bluefin tuna 617 559 981 1,178
Bigeye tuna 1,846 1,905 1,473 1,662
Southern bluefin tuna 392 254 973 522
Sea bream 101 193 77 118
Billfish 227 183 172 129
Frozen
Swordfish 160 109 126 95
Pacific sockeye 292 45 148 39
Pacific coho 8,208 5,090 4,082 3,310
Other Pacific salmon 132 593 83 177
Pink salmon 4,972 6,686 2,680 3,425
Atlantic salmon 288 1,883 138 902
Other salmon - 8 - 4
Halibut 2,127 1,347 825 511
Albacore tuna 79 270 18 54
Yellowfin tuna 6,378 6,595 2,038 2,710
Skipjack 7,173 2,816 507 288
Bluefin tuna 94 0 214 0
Bigeye tuna 9,919 13,073 7,169 9,433
Herring 4,221 11,831 437 1,274
Cod 4,559 2,255 1,347 588
Mackerel 7,836 19,881 762 2,306
Mero 888 1,005 633 757
Jack mackerel 2,180 1,272 216 132
Sea bream 344 285 73 70
Capelin 2,997 5,572 448 700
Billfish 638 980 153 233
Spanish mackerel 117 254 39 71
Rockfish 1,104 1,389 288 388
Sablefish 561 528 602 453
Herring roe 209 324 118 194
Pollock roe 6,916 11,608 15,239 16,294
Mero, fillet 975 1,267 1,052 1,345
Swordfish, fillet 65 139 34 58
Pollock surimi 16,404 29,219 3,469 8,931
Cod Surimi 373 344 67 66
Threadfin bream 4,631 4,515 858 972
Salted/dried
Herring roe 411 350 442 478
Pollock roe 178 416 362 571
Salmon roe 67 137 136 245
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 506 543 332 364
Arkshell 830 1,288 335 452
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 230 284 670 740
King crab 681 738 315 421
Tanner crab 2,445 2,005 830 724
Blue crab 56 125 103 194
Other crab 376 316 276 286
Oyster 2,451 1,924 1,280 1,061
Clam 1,722 2,715 370 597
Frozen
Spiny lobster 1,240 846 2,484 1,448
Lobster 94 58 222 115
Shrimp 18,116 18,515 20,491 20,716
King crab 1,970 2,973 3,957 4,285
Tanner crab 1,070 5,098 1,276 4,353
Blue crab 471 318 226 142
Other crab 39 190 21 146
European cuttlefish 1,679 1,468 631 645
Octopus 8,288 4,776 2,468 2,293
Scallop 5 5 5 2
Other cuttlefish 2,312 2,271 1,469 1,591
Squid 774 341 141 64
Abalone 33 6 95 31
Salted/dried
Squid 111 41 81 38
Sea urchin roe 18 16 52 40
Jellyfish 1,039 397 465 276
Seaweed, dried 887 658 461 431
Seaweed, salted 5,044 9,857 539 1,262
Prepared
Eel 8,110 6,747 9,853 10,711
Canned crab 4 13 4 10
Fish meal 19,282 29,628 1,237 2,247
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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